Sounding toy.



W. BARTHOLOMAE.

SOUNDING TOY; APPLICATION FILED JUNE 3, 1910:

Patented Nov. 22. 1910.

WILLIAM BARTHOLOMAE, OF NEXV YORK, N. 1.,

ASSIGNQB 0F ONE-HALF T0 HARRY ZIMMERMAN, OF NEW YORK, l\l. Y.

SOUNDING TOY.

T 0 all whom it may concern.

it known that l, lViLLnm-i BAn'rncoLo- MAE, a citizen of the United States, residing at the borough of leianhattan, in the city,

, he 1 J. ,1: .r '7' 1 county, ano ctate or how loin, have invented certain new and useful Improve ments in Sounding Toys, of which the following is a specification, reference being had the aecoinpamring drawings.

This invention relates to improvements in toys and particularly to improvements in sounding toys in the nature 01 rattles; and an object of this invention is to provide a sounding toy which will be simple in construction, relatively cheap in manufacture and most eliieient in use.

ihilOtllGl' object oi this invention is to provide a sounding toy the resultant tone given forth by which will be a composite of a plurality of tones.

In the drawings illustrating the principle of this invention and the best mode now known to me oi applying that principle, Figure l is a plan of my new sounding toy; Fig. 2 is a section on the line AA of Fig. 1; Fig. 3 is a plan of a modified form of my new sounding toy; Fig. 4.- is a section on the line l3B of Fig. 3; and Fig. 5 is a detail showing the connection of a springarm to a ball.

Referring particularly to Figs. 1 and 2, the sounding toy therein illustrated is provided with a suitable carrienbody a which is formed at one end with a handle 6 and in the other end of which is mounted a rod or post 0. Upon the free end of the latter is mounted a ball or knob (Z. The handle Z) is formed with a channel 6 through which passes a spring-metal band The latter is fastened by the staples g to the carrier-body a. The ends of the spring metal band or leaf-spring j are bent to form hooks 7L which are mounted in the holes i formed in the bases of the sounding members 7', j. The latter are formed with sock ets 1717, and the walls of each socket L are slotted, as is shown at 72%. When the toy is shaken, the sounding members j, 7" strike against the knob or ball (Z in rapid succession. Since the sounding members 7', j may be of ditl ercnt tones, the resultant tone given forth by the toy will be a composite of the individual tones of the sounding members.

Referring to the modified form shown in Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed June 8, 1910.

Patented Nov. 22, 1910. Serial No. 564,786.

F 3 and 4, the carrier body a is formed at one end with a handle Z) and at its other end with a stationary sounding member j having a socket 711 the wall of which is formed with slots m. The carrier body is formed with apertures or recesses i in which engage the hooks h formed on the lower ends of the spring arms f. The up per ends of the latter are also hook shaped or formed with hoo ZS 7t, which engage'in the holes or apertures i in the bases of the sounding members j, j. i In this form the tones of the sounding members j, j, j may all vary or be different; and these tones may be so selected that the resultant tone produced by shaking the toy will be a chord.

In Fig. 5 there is shown a non-sounding striking member a formed with a recess 2"" in which engages the hook shaped end 72. of a spring arm f. This figure is intended to show that the same mode of connection between a non-sounding striking member and the carrier body may be used as in the case of a sounding striking member.

The mode of fastening the spring-arms to the striking members and to the carrierbody is much superior to any mode now known to me of accomplishing the same purpose, because the fastening itself is much more etlicient and secure and it is moreover very easy to make, whereby economy of production is attained.

The volume of sound given out by the toys shown in Figs. 1 to 4- inclusive, is much greater than the volume of sound given out by the toys of this character heretofore made. The user may interpose momentarily a finger between the spring-arm support of one of the sounding members and the carrier-body; and by using the sounding members y" alternately and then in unison many new, interesting and amusing results may be produced. These sounding members 7', j, are freely suspended and their capacity for sustained vibration is greatly increased by such suspension. Further, the pendulum-like movement of the vibrating sounding members effects the volume and quality of the tone.

T claim:

1. A sounding toy having in combination a carrier; spring-arms supported thereby; and sounding members which have different tones and which are fitted on the free ends Cir of said spring-arms arranged to strike against the carrier, when the toy is shaken.

2. In combination in a sounding toy, a carrier which is formed with an aperture; a striking member formed with an aperture; and an arm which connects said carrier and striking member and which is formed with hooks which engage the walls of said apertnres.

3. In combination in a sounding toy, a carrier formed with an aperture; a striking member; and an arm which connects the latter to said carrier and is bent back upon itself at one end, which engages in said aperture.

4. In combination in a sounding toy, a striking mom er formed with an said striking member and carrier together and which is bent back upon itseli at one end, the latter engaging in said aperture.

7. A sounding toy having in combination a carrier arovided with a stationary sounding member; and a spring-mounted sounding member carried by said carrier and adapted to strike against said stationary sounding member, when the toy is shake S. A sounding toy having in combination a carrier provided with a sounding member; and a pair of spring-mounted sounding members carried by said carrier and artogether and i ranged on opposite sides of said sounding member and to strike thereagainst, when the toy is shaken.

9. A sounding toy having in combination a carrier-body provided with a sounding member; and a pair of sounding members which have ditlerent tones and which are spring-mounted and carried by said carrierbody; said spring-mounted sounding members being arranged to strike against the first-named sounding member, when the toy is shaken.

it. i sounding toy having in combination a carrier provided with a sounding member; a sprin -arm supported by said carrier; and a sounding member fitted on said spring-arm and arranged to strike against the firstnamed sounding member, when the toy is shaken; said sounding members having different tones.

11. sounding toy having in combination a carrier provided with a sounding member; and a pair of sounding members which are spring-mounted and carried by said carrier; said spring-mounted sounding members being arranged to strike against the firstnamed sounding member and two of said sounding members having different tones.

12. i sounding toy having in combination a carrier; a spring-arm supported thereby; and a hollow sounding member detachably fitted on the free end of said spring-arm and arranged to strike against said carrier, when the toy is shaken.

In testimony whereof I hereunto set my hand at New York City, N. Y., this twentyseventa day of May, 1910, in the presence oi the two undersigned witnesses.

lVlLLLkld BARTHOLOMAE.

Yi itnesses G110. M. BUnnrrr, Jnarns HAMILTON. 

